Robert N. Lee

from Butte, Montana, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Robert N. Lee (12 May 1890 – 18 September 1964) was an American screenwriter. He wrote for 31 films between 1922 and 1945. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Adapted Screenplay at the 4th Academy Awards for Little Caesar. He was born in Butte, Montana and died in Hollywood, California from a heart attack.

Timeline

1945Aged 55

  • Poster for Captain Kidd

    Story

1939Aged 49

  • Poster for Tower of London

    Screenplay

1937Aged 47

  • Poster for Armored Car

    Writer

1935Aged 45

  • Poster for While the Patient Slept

    Screenplay

1934Aged 44

  • Poster for Fog Over Frisco

    Adaptation

  • Poster for The Dragon Murder Case

    Screenplay

1933Aged 43

  • Poster for The Mysterious Rider

    Writer

  • Poster for The Kennel Murder Case

    Screenplay

  • Poster for From Headquarters

    Story

1932Aged 42

  • Poster for 70,000 Witnesses

    Screenplay

1931Aged 41

  • Poster for Little Caesar

    Screenplay

1930Aged 40

  • Poster for The Dude Wrangler

    Adaptation

1929Aged 39

  • Poster for The Mighty

    Story

1927Aged 37

  • Poster for Ritzy

    Writer

  • Poster for Underworld

    Screenplay

1926Aged 36

  • Poster for The Outsider

    Writer

  • Poster for The Silver Treasure

    Scenario Writer

  • Poster for The Fire Brigade

    Writer

1925Aged 35

1924Aged 34

  • Poster for The Arizona Express

    Scenario Writer

  • Poster for Western Luck

    Writer

  • Poster for In Love with Love

    Adaptation

1923Aged 33

  • Poster for The Strange Adventures of Prince Courageous

    Writer

  • Poster for Alias the Night Wind

    Scenario Writer

  • Poster for Cameo Kirby

    Writer

  • Poster for You Can't Get Away with It

    Screenplay

  • Poster for Mile-a-Minute Romeo

    Scenario Writer

1922Aged 32

  • Poster for Shirley of the Circus

    Story

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